Controller for the intelligent interconnection of two communication networks, and method of use for same

摘要

A caller ID based call routing feature. A processing system in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) receives first identifying information for identifying the source of a telephone call and associates additional information stored in a memory with the first identifying information. The additional information may then be transmitted to the subscriber via the Internet for display. Another feature is a branch calling feature where the subscriber may program a processing system within the PSTN to forward an incoming call to two or more end units (e.g., telephones) simultaneously. If the call at an end unit is answered, answer supervision signaling is transmitted back to the processing system which then terminates all other calls. The processing system then connects the calling party to the subscriber. The branch calling may be made for any combination of local, long distance, and cellular telephone numbers.

主权项

1. A method of routing calls from a first network to a second network, comprising:
receiving at a controlling device connected to a tandem switch, a first information relating to a call from a first user connected to the first network, the call being directed to a second user connected to the second network, wherein said receiving takes place prior to the second user answering the call; generating by the controlling device a second information, wherein the second information is a function of at least one control criteria available to the controlling device; and using the second information to process the call from the controlling device through the second network.